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Leading Lady (other)
Leading Lady may refer to: * Leading lady * ''Leading Lady'' (film), a 2014 comedy drama film * ''Leading Lady'' (album), a 1991 album by Marina Prior * '' Leading Lady: The Ultimate Collection'', a greatest hits album by Marina Prior 2015 *"Leading Lady", a 1975 song by Iva Davies *"Leading Lady", a song by Ruben Studdard from the album Letters from Birmingham *''Leading Lady'', Stephen Galloway biography of movie executive Sherry Lansing Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American former film studio executive serving as chairwoman of Universal Music Group's board of directors since 2023. She previously served as chairwoman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, ... See also * Leading Ladies (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leading Lady
A leading actor, leading actress, or leading man or lady or simply lead (), plays a main role in a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work. Some actors are typecasting (acting), typecast as leads, but most play the lead in some performances and supporting actor, supporting or character actor, character roles in others. Sometimes there is more than one significant leading role in a dramatic piece, and the actors are said to play ''co-leads''; a large supporting actor, supporting role may be considered a ''secondary lead''. Award nominations for acting often reflect such ambiguities. Therefore, sometimes two actors in the same performance piece are nominated Oscars for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor or Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress—categories traditionally reserved for leads. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leading Lady (film)
''Leading Lady'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Henk Pretorius, produced by Llewelynn Greeff, and starring Katie McGrath, Bok van Blerk and Canadian actor Gil Bellows as the film's antagonist, Daniel Taylor, a fictional Hollywood movie director. The film was filmed on location in South Africa and released in 29 November 2014. It is the first feature film that Pretorius and Greeff produced together through their production company, Dark Matter Studios. Plot summary ''Leading Lady'' tells the story of an aspiring British actress, Jodi Rutherford (Katie McGrath), who persuades Kobus Willemse ( Bok van Blerk), an Afrikaner farmer from Brandfort, to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans-speaking heroine of the Second Anglo-Boer War. In return, Jodi undertakes to arrange and direct the annual concert at the Willemse farm. Jodi's interaction with the quirky, small-town citizens of Brandfort and the stubborn Kobus teaches her that there is more to life than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leading Lady (album)
''Leading Lady'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer Marina Prior, featuring the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Stacey. The album was released in November 1991 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart in December and was certified platinum. Track listing ; CD/ Cassette # "I Dreamed a Dream" – from ''Les Misérables (musical)'' # "If I Loved You" – from ''Carousel (musical)'' # "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" – from ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)'' # "Moonfall" – from ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)'' # "All I Ask of You" – from ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)'' # "Before I Gaze at You Again" – from ''Camelot (musical)'' # " Losing My Mind" – from ''Follies'' # "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" – from ''Sweet Charity'' # "Poor Wandering One" – from ''The Pirates of Penzance'' # "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" – from ''Show Boat'' # "The Last Man in My Life" – from ''Song and Danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Collection
''The Ultimate Collection'' or ''Ultimate Collection'' are names given to a number of compilation music albums: * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (ABC album), 2004 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Ace of Base album), 2005 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Oleta Adams album), 2004 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Aerodrom album), 2008 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Black Sabbath album), 2016 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (The Brian Setzer Orchestra album), 2004 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music album), 1988 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Chris de Burgh album), 2000 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (The Carpenters album), 2006 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (1998 Patsy Cline album) * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (2000 Patsy Cline album) * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Earth, Wind & Fire album), 1999 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Electric Light Orchestra album), 2001 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Električni Orgazam album), 2009 * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (Eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iva Davies
Ivor Arthur Davies, AM (born 22 May 1955), known professionally as Iva Davies, is an Australian singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Davies' music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and lead singer of rock band Icehouse, becoming one of Australia's top rock stars of that decade. In addition to his work with Icehouse and his solo career, Davies has made music for television series and films. He is known for his work as composer for the film '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World''. Early life Davies was born on 22 May 1955 in Wauchope, New South Wales, and was first attracted to bagpipes at the age of six. He played oboe with the Sydney Youth Orchestra and was a member of the Epping Boys High School Band where he also played the euphonium. He went on to be an oboe and composition student at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music, but dropped out at age 21 to pursue a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters From Birmingham
''Letters from Birmingham'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Ruben Studdard. It was released by Shanachie Records on March 13, 2012 in the United States. His debut with the label, Studdard worked with Elvis "BlacElvis" Williams, and Harold Lilly on most of the project. The album takes its title from ''Letter from Birmingham Jail'', an open letter in response to " A Call for Unity" during the Birmingham campaign, penned on April 16, 1963 by Martin Luther King Jr. after he had been arrested in Alabama. Critical reception Mark Edward Nero from About.com called ''Letters from Birmingham'' the "most well-rounded and personal project of his career." He found that "the combination of being freed from the image management of ''American Idol'' and the creative freedom allowed by one of the best independent music labels around, Shanachie Entertainment, has given Ruben the boost he needed to revive his career and remain a relevant and successful artist." ''SoulTracks'' critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherry Lansing
Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American former film studio executive serving as chairwoman of Universal Music Group's board of directors since 2023. She previously served as chairwoman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, and president of production at 20th Century Fox prior to her retirement. From 1999 to 2022, she was on the University of California Board of Regents. In 2005, she became the first female film studio head to place hand and footprints at the Grauman's Chinese Theater. In 2001, she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in the US by '' Ladies' Home Journal'', and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' named her number 1 on its Power 100 list numerous times. Early life and education Lansing was born Sherry Lee Duhl in Chicago, Illinois, to Margaret Heimann and real estate investor David Duhl. Her mother fled from Nazi Germany in 1937, at the age of 17. After her father died when Lansing was nine, her mother remarried Norton S. Lansing. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
